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Fishfinder 300c quick start manual.
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Page 3: Fishfinder 300C Tips and
Fishfinder 300c quick start manual fishfinder 300c tips and shortcuts press home from any screen to return to the home screen. Press menu from any of the main screens to access advanced settings. Press and release the power key to adjust the screen settings. Manual conventions in this manual, when y...
Page 4: Turning The Fishfinder 300C
Fishfinder 300c quick start manual turning the fishfinder 300c on press and hold the power key until the fishfinder 300c beeps and the home screen appears. Note: when you turn on the fishfinder 300c for the first time, you must select a language, units of measure, and a color scheme ( page 16 ). To ...
Page 5: Asic
Fishfinder 300c quick start manual 3 b asic o peration using the fishfinder 300c keypad power/backlight—press and hold to turn the fishfinder 300c on or off. Press and release to adjust the backlight and day/night modes. Home—press to return to the home screen. Rocker—press up, down, left, or right ...
Page 6: Full Screen
Fishfinder 300c quick start manual numbers—displays a set of data fields to show information numerically ( page 10 ). Temp log—displays a customizable graph of the water temperature when using a compatible transducer or sensor ( page 11 ). Configure—configures the fishfinder 300c settings ( page 12 ...
Page 7: Range
Fishfinder 300c quick start manual range to set the range of the depth scale on the right side of the screen: from the full screen, press right or left on the rocker to set the depth scale. Select auto range to set the range automatically, depending on the depth at your current location. Or, from th...
Page 8: Zoom Depth
Fishfinder 300c quick start manual zoom depth zoom depth is displayed only when 2x or 4x zoom is selected. To select the zoom depth: 1. From the home screen, select full screen > menu > zoom depth . 2. Select manual zoom depth or auto zoom depth . If you select manual zoom depth , press right or lef...
Page 9: High
Fishfinder 300c quick start manual surface noise—shows or hides the sonar returns near the surface of the water. Hide surface noise to help reduce visual clutter. Whiteline—highlights the strongest signal from the bottom to help identify the hardness or softness of the targets. High is the most sens...
Page 10: Understanding The Flasher
Fishfinder 300c quick start manual understanding the flasher screen from the home screen, select flasher to display sonar information on a circular depth scale. The scale indicates what is beneath your boat. It is organized as a ring that starts at the top and progresses clockwise. Sonar information...
Page 11: Split Zoom
Fishfinder 300c quick start manual understanding the split zoom screen from the home screen, select split zoom to view the full sonar data and a zoomed portion on the same screen. Zoomed depth scale transducer mode depth, temperature, water speed, and battery voltage range zoom window press menu to ...
Page 12: Numbers
0 fishfinder 300c quick start manual understanding the numbers screen the numbers screen displays numeric information instead of a graph. The information shown is determined by the capabilities of your transducer. All sonar transducers display depth. Temperature-capable transducers display the water...
Page 13: Duration
Fishfinder 300c quick start manual understanding the temp log screen if you are using a temperature-capable transducer, the temp log screen keeps a graphic log of temperatures. The graph scrolls to the left as information is received. Temperature and depth time elapsed temperature range duration to ...
Page 14: Understanding The
Fishfinder 300c quick start manual understanding the configure screen the configure screen contains options to define and adjust universal fishfinder settings. Alarms to set the fishfinder 300c to sound an audible alarm: from the home screen, select configure > alarms . Shallow water—sets an alarm t...
Page 15: Rocker
Fishfinder 300c quick start manual 3 water temp—sets an alarm to sound when the transducer reports a temperature that is 2°f (1.1°c) above or below the specified temperature. If you select on , press up or down on the rocker to select the temperature, then press select . Battery—sets an alarm to sou...
Page 16: Power
Fishfinder 300c quick start manual auto power-on—sets the fishfinder 300c to automatically turn on whenever power is reapplied after a loss of power. The fishfinder 300c does not automatically turn on if it was turned off with the power key. Language—allows you to select the on-screen language. Syst...
Page 17: Specifications
Fishfinder 300c quick start manual specifications physical specifications size: 4 1 / 2 " h × 4 1 / 2 " w × 2 3 / 8 " d (11.43 cm × 11.43 cm × 6.03 cm) weight: 9.7 oz. (275 grams), 12.9 oz. (365 grams) with bail mount display: 3 1 / 2 " diagonal (8.89 cm), qvga display with adjustable brightness, 32...
Page 18: Initializing Fishfinder 300C
Fishfinder 300c quick start manual initializing fishfinder 300c settings the first time you turn your fishfinder 300c on, you must configure a series of initial settings. These settings must also be configured when restoring factory settings ( page 14 ). Each of these settings can be changed later u...
Page 19: Configure
Fishfinder 300c quick start manual can’t read voltages that low, limited to bottom of range—the battery-alarm screen voltage value is lower than the voltage at which the fishfinder 300c automatically turns off. Deep-water alarm—the deep-water alarm depth ( configure > alarms > deep water > on ) has ...
Page 20: Product Registration
Fishfinder 300c quick start manual product registration help us better support you by completing our online registration today. Go to http://my.Garmin.Com . Keep the original sales receipt, or a photocopy, in a safe place. Contact garmin contact garmin product support if you have any questions while...
Page 21: Software License
Fishfinder 300c quick start manual software license agreement by using the fishfinder 300c, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the following software license agreement. Please read this agreement carefully. Garmin grants you a limited license to use the software embedded in this de...
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